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Well we've taken to IMDB and it's user submitted ratings to settle the argument once and for all which gets the best average rating out of 10.

And according to the database of movies tagged as 'Christmas' the number one of all time is...

The Godfather.

So we've taken to the long list of ever single blooming film that's tagged as Christmas to pull out the actual Christmas films from the ones that have a Christmas tree in one scene.

Because honestly, who really thinks Twelve Monkeys or Boogie Nights is a Christmas film?

And when the snow settles, there's some big names that don't make the cut, let me warn you.

So how did the likes of Love Actually, The Grinch, Die Hard, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Bad Santa et al fare? Find out below...

Time Line

Best Christmas films of all time

10. Il Mare (2000)

Remember that terrible film The Lake House, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It was a remake of this South Korean film which centres around a Christmas card which sparked a romance across time.

IMDB rating: 7.7

9. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

An all star cast includes Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and more.

IMDB rating: 7.7

8. Love Actually (2003)

*sigh*

IMDB rating: 7.7

7. Joyeux Noel (2005)

Not the most well-known of movies, this is an Oscar-nominated telling of the tale of the Christmas truce on the trenches of the Western Front in 1914.

IMDB rating: 7.8

6. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Definitely a Christmas film, not a Halloween one.

IMDB rating: 8.0

5. A Christmas Story (1983)

A 1940s kid attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift - described as a tribute to the red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.

IMDB rating: 8.0

4. A Christmas Carol (1951)

A taste of Christmas past in this classic telling of Charles Dickens' story.